Moonrise

Author:

Anne Stuart

Published:

Signet, July 1996 ; 403 pages

Subgenre:

Contemporary romance

Setting:

Mexico, United States and England, 1990s

Main characters:

James McKinley and Annie Sutherland

Sexual explicitness:

Explicit

Keywords:

Intrigue ; assassins, family responsibility, murder, treachery

Reader rating:

Reader comments:

A taught, gripping, hold on to your hat read, like a good action-adventure movie. Only when you get to the end and have a chance to catch your breath you realize that this is not a romance, as neither character is romantic. The hero is certainlly to dark to have any possiblity of leading a normal like of any kind or have any real relationship with a woman. I could belive the hero of Night Fall could eventually settle down, but not James. And once you realize this, it makes Annie seem very stupid to think she's in love with a totally unlovabe, and incapable of loving man. Go for this story for the adventure, but NOT for a romance. I want to read about a couple who I can imagaine five years down the road still living happily ever after, and that not James & Annie. (I.B., 3-17-97) I liked the story. I liked the action. I liked the intrigue. I had trouble with the male lead. Cool spy stuff, but killing her father? A little much. And I felt like this book left me stranded at the top of the stairs with nowhere to go. A life on the run, does not a romance make. (B.B., 2-12-97) I was so excited when I saw that there was a new Anne Stuart book in the stores -- I couldn't wait to read it! I always buy her books as soon as they hit the shelves, because she always delivers a great story. But not this time. What a tremendous let down! I was actually angry that she had written such a horrible book. Her readers deserve better. I thought that the hero was the must unappealing man I had ever read about. There wasn't anything about him to love. Why would any woman with a brain in her head stick around such a nasty person? I was so disapointed that I returned the book, and didn't buy her next one. From now on, I'm going to wait to read what fellow readers think about her book before I buy it. (C.S., 1-21-97) While usually I love Ann's book (My favorite was Night Fall)I thought that this book was not nearly as sucsessful at creating a dark yet sexy heroe. I think it was (Somewhat)understandable in Night Fall for the Hero to contemplate killing the Heroine in order to protect his children, but to kill someone you love out of some misguided loyalty to a goverment agency is going a bit overbord. I look foreward to reading Ann's next book to see if it succeeds as well as Night Fall (D.R., 1-12-97) Wow, I'm not sure this one qualifies as a romance. Anne Stuart's attempt at a hero fell short of the mark. A guy like this one would send me screaming into the night, definitely NOT wanting more. Interesting as the suspense was in this book, the darkness of the hero was just too outside the envelope for my tastes. Good suspense, lousey romance. (G.D., 1-10-97) I loved this book. The darkness of the hero was his very appeal, showing that anyone, even an assassin, is not immune to emotions. (K.C., 1-8-97) I have been reading novels by Anne Stuart for decades, from her early gothic efforts. Her latest foray into mainstream thrillers seems to be taking her to darker and darker heroes. And her heroes were already pretty dark to start with! She seems to be testing the limits here, to see how far her reader will go with her. I don't mind going along for the ride to see where we get to. (L.F., 10-14-96) Anne Stuart must have been on vacation when this book was written. I could not believe this was one of her novels. I know! I know! Anne Stuart is a victim of the body snatchers and this is what took over. (L.P., 10-4-96) Stuart is another author I usually really enjoy but this is one of her weaker efforts. She says she writes about the "Vampire hero" but Jamie is a bit too evil, cruel, grim - just a very brutal, nasty man. I read the whole book but had nightmares afterwards. (E.C., 9-6-96) Despite the bit of literary style to Stuart's writing, this book is junk, with strong S&M undercurrents, a plot that is at once underveloped yet convoluted, unappealing characters, lots of conspiracy-theory paranoia, grim sex, and 0 percent of charm, grace, humor--and romance! I am not sure why this book appears in a Romance Database--it would NEVER qualify as a romance if the author were male. (E.P., 8-9-96)

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